To Reflect... With Life or Without Life?
"Because the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." (Luke 19:10). "A church, cold and without life, asks: What activities could we have that would adjust to our structure and organization? Now a living and dynamic church would ask: What structure would we need so that our activities could be accomplished and our p urposes reached?" (Linus Morris) We are the church of Christ. We were called and separated to take the Word of the Lord to the ends of the earth. The Lord enables us, prepares us, and anoints us to allow His presence to shine and to reach those that He desires to save. And what have we done? We are accomodated and satisfied with what we have done .. nearly nothing ... or are we seeking the power of the Lord so that much more will be done and we can see the name of Jesus lifted up in power and glorified? Our purpose needs to stop being "our purpose"; and our objectives cannot be "to reach our objectives". I will be happy to obey and submit to what the Lord expects of me; and I will be victorious if I do the will of the Lord. To make a lot of money, or be famous, or be successful in my business, is not the purpose for which I was called. It was not for this that the church of Christ was established. The church exists to seek and to save the lost. To make money is not a defect or a sin. To be famous isn't either. But these should not be the objective of my life but a blessing that the Lord can add to my life ... if He so desires. I want to be a living church not a dead one. And you? Paulo Barbosa A blind in Internet tprob...@terra.com.br To Reflect Ministry - 17 years of victory Site (in Portuguese) www.ministeriopararefletir.com.br
